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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The federal antitrust suit is filed in Missouri on November 18, 1906. Its goal is what?

2. What does John D. believe about his fortune?

3. There are railroad and bank failures and massive unemployment. What happens to Standard Oil and the other trusts?

4. In 1905, the _________________ requests an investigation of the company.

5. There are eight hundred _____________________ by 1910 as a result of the efforts of the GEB.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Millionaire's Special.

2. What happens when the Ohio Attorney General reading a book about trusts which includes a copy of Standard Oil's trust deed indicating that control of the Ohio company has been transferred out of state, in violation of its Ohio charter.

3. What is public sentiment regarding trusts by the mid-1890s? What happens in 1897?

4. Describe the Rockefeller family's involvement in banking.

5. What happens after the assassination of McKinley?

6. What happens when the trust begins to lose its legal battles?

7. What results from this trip to the south?

8. What does Reverend Augustus H. Strong want from Rockefeller? What does John D. think of this?

9. Describe John's beliefs about his fortune. How does this differ from what the critics think of his philanthropic work?

10. Describe the dealings between J.P. Morgan and John D. Rockefeller.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The automobile is invented by Henry Ford.

Part 1) How does this affect the economy and John D.? What might be the connection between the Depression and this invention?

Part 2) What other changes and inventions affect the economy and the Rockefellers throughout this story? Explain the effects of these changes and inventions.

Part 3) How have inventions and changes in John D.'s time affected our lives today? Are these changes for the better? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The Rockefellers lived in Ohio for many years.

Part 1) Describe these years in Ohio. What experiences did he gain while living in Ohio?

Part 2) Why did he move to New York? How might this move have changed his life and his family members' lives? Why?

Part 3) How important is where one is from to one's beliefs and behavior? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

John D. marries Laura Celestia Spelman, called Cettie.

Part 1) Describe their relationship. How does their relationship compare to the relationship between Bill and Eliza?

Part 2) How do they raise their children? How does this reflect their personalities and beliefs? Did they raise their children successfully? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does the way you have been raised reflect the relationship between your parents, their personalities, and beliefs?

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